Main Smoothie, Superfruit Bowl and Uncooked Juice Chain Reinforces Progress Basis with Rising First-Half Gross sales, New Improvement Actions and Prime-Performing Seasonal Smoothies
Newport Seaside, CA (RestaurantNews.com) Juice It Up!, one of many nation’s main handcrafted smoothie, uncooked juice and açaí and superfruit bowl chains, generated robust gross sales positive factors within the first half of 2024, with same-store gross sales up almost 7.0% and whole system gross sales up 9.0%. The model opened three new places within the first half of the yr, debuting in Lengthy Seaside, Bakersfield and Reedley, California, with one other 9 places on monitor to open this yr. With 30+ places within the growth pipeline, Juice It Up! is about to succeed in its 100-location milestone by the tip of 2024, setting the model on tempo to surpass its 200-unit aim by 2028.
“As we look forward to the second half of the yr, we’re happy to see 2024 off to such a powerful begin with gross sales, menu innovation and franchise growth firing on all cylinders,” mentioned Susan Taylor, President and CEO of Juice It Up! “We’ve proudly earned a stellar fame amongst friends, franchisees and business friends for our longstanding dedication to scrumptious, practical and flavorful menu choices – and most significantly, for providing a gorgeous multi-unit and multi-brand franchise alternative for brand spanking new franchisees and skilled multi-unit operators. These beliefs underpin our initiatives for the rest of the yr and past as we enter new markets, attain new friends and put together to rejoice our 30th yr in enterprise in 2025.”
A proud Juice It Up! hallmark for almost three many years, product innovation made robust contributions to its profitable first half of 2024, with the model rolling out a number of limited-time menu gadgets that resonated with tremendous followers and friends alike. In Q1, Juice It Up! introduced again its fashionable Berry-Lavender Smoothie and launched The Bluetox Smoothie, a uniquely formulated, nutrient-packed mix that highlighted spirulina’s well being advantages and iconic blue hue. The Bluetox Smoothie rapidly ascended to the highest spot within the model’s plant-based smoothie class. As Q2 started, Juice It Up! celebrated Açaí Month in April by introducing the Protein Açaí Smoothie alongside the return of its fashionable Chocolate Dipped Açaí Smoothie, persevering with the model’s trailblazing partnership with SAMBAZON® açaí, which has spanned greater than 20 years. Additionally, in Q2, Juice It Up! debuted a line of Demildful Blends—decrease calorie drinks out there in Mango Lychee, Blueberry Pomegranate and Strawberry Guava. Impressively, the Demildful Blends ranked third among the many model’s basic smoothies and accounted for greater than 10% of class gross sales. Clearly fashionable with Juice It Up! friends, every Delightful Mix was made with coconut water to spice up hydration by way of naturally occurring electrolytes like potassium and magnesium – and was a superb supply of vitamin C.
“We’re extraordinarily completely satisfied to shut the primary half of 2024 with exceptionally robust gross sales, rising common unit volumes and a promising franchise growth outlook – all of that are key to the muse we’ve established for continued success and progress,” mentioned Chris Britt, Co-Chairman and Co-Proprietor of Juice It Up! “We’re nicely positioned to take care of this momentum by way of the second half of the yr, together with testing a number of new meals and snack gadgets together with a extra expansive strategy to our açaí and superfruit bowl class, each of that are terrific progress alternatives for our franchise system.”
“We couldn’t be extra excited concerning the sizeable alternative in entrance of us in growth, together with plans to broaden our footprint aggressively in new markets throughout the U.S. and attain the 100-store milestone earlier than yr’s finish,” added Ed St. Geme, Co-Chairman and Co-Proprietor of Juice It Up!,
Dedicated to doubling its unit depend to roughly 200 places inside the subsequent 4 years, Juice It Up! has not too long ago seen a major uptick in curiosity amongst franchise companions in Central and Northern California, and in a number of states exterior of California, together with Arizona, Oklahoma and Texas. Actually, the model signed 4 new growth offers in 2024’s first half, together with thrilling new alternatives in Arizona and Oklahoma. The model at the moment operates 90 places in 5 Western states, with greater than 30 new shops in its growth pipeline. Notably, two-thirds of the pipeline is with current franchisees, and one-third with new companions.
With a confirmed franchise enterprise mannequin spanning almost 30 years, plus robust gross sales, menu innovation and model momentum, Juice It Up! is experiencing robust curiosity from passionate single, multi-unit and multi-brand franchisees fascinated about becoming a member of a extremely recognizable, profitable and market-leading franchise idea. This curiosity extends not solely to the 5 states the place the model at the moment operates, but in addition into new states similar to Nevada, Utah and Oklahoma, the latter of which is able to see its Juice It Up! debut early subsequent yr. For extra details about the Juice It Up! model and out there franchise alternatives, go to JuiceItUpFranchise.com.
About Juice It Up!
Juice It Up!, one of many nation’s main handcrafted smoothie, uncooked juice, acai and superfruit bowl chains, was based in 1995 with its Franchise Help Middle now positioned in Newport Seaside, California. Juice It Up! designs each menu merchandise targeted on equal components taste and performance to supply merchandise that not solely style nice, but in addition assist a wholesome and lively life-style. With almost 130 places open and underneath growth throughout California, Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon and Texas, the corporate is showcasing a brand new restaurant design, robust new digital cell ordering know-how, a heavier deal with practical merchandise and ingredient transparency, and a menu refresh that displays the model’s lively persona and motto to “Stay Life Juiced!” Along with territories all through the Western United States with eating places in operation or underneath growth, Juice It Up! is at the moment increasing in Nevada, Utah and Oklahoma. For extra details about changing into a Juice It Up! franchise accomplice, go to JuiceItUpFranchise.com.
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